This study was used as background material to populate indicators on the right to political participation of persons with disabilities in the European Parliament and in municipal elections.

The study was also used to collect information on promising practices that could be shared. These indicators were based on the structure-process-outcome framework developed by OHCHR and applied by the FRA to all indicator-related work.

Desk research was done on available secondary sources. Where information was not available in either print or electronic form, available sources were requested from national and municipal government officials, election authorities, media authorities, as well as from non-governmental organisations and disabled persons organisations.